{"id":881998,"date":"2025-12-31T01:25:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/large-tree-branch-falls-on-car-in-lavender-during-sumatra-squall-singapore-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T01:25:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:25:48","slug":"large-tree-branch-falls-on-car-in-lavender-during-sumatra-squall-singapore-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/31\/large-tree-branch-falls-on-car-in-lavender-during-sumatra-squall-singapore-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Large tree branch falls on car in Lavender during Sumatra squall, Singapore News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ao-container\"><main><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/media.asiaone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article_top_image\/public\/original_images\/Dec2025\/0212_tree%20crash.jpg?itok=g-J8QyJS\" alt=\"Large tree branch falls on car in Lavender during Sumatra squall\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NParks said that no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PHOTO: <\/p>\n<p>Facebook\/SG Road Vigilante<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/byline\/dana-leong\" route=\"Byline\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.asiaone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/byline_images\/byline\/dana-leong.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Leong\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span><span><span>PUBLISHED ON<\/span><b>December 02, 2025 1:56 PM<\/b><\/span><span><span>UPDATED<\/span><b>December 03, 2025 2:11 AM<\/b><\/span><span><span>BY<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/byline\/dana-leong\" route=\"Byline\"><b>Dana Leong<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Heavy rains caused a tree branch to snap and fall onto a car at Lavender Street on Tuesday (Dec 2).<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at 12pm, according to a post on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page, which included photos of the car.<\/p>\n<p>In the pictures, a white Toyota Sienta is seen sandwiched beneath a large tree branch, though it appears to be undamaged. Smaller branches are also seen littering the road around the car.<\/p>\n<p>The National Parks Board (NParks) confirmed the incident and said that the Angsana tree branch had snapped during a period of heavy rain and strong winds brought about by a Sumatra squall, in response to queries from AsiaOne.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Meteorological Service Singapore, a Sumatra squall is a line of thunderstorms that originate over Indonesia&#8217;s Sumatra island that typically move towards Singapore and the surrounding region under the influence of southwesterly or westerly winds.<\/p>\n<p>NParks said that no injuries were reported and that the road obstruction was cleared at around 1pm.<\/p>\n<p>In response to AsiaOne\u2019s queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it did not receive a call for assistance over the incident.<\/p>\n<p>[[nid:720259]]<\/p>\n<p><span \n                data-original-string='CGLTfXmGDRILQpfXtz5sSw==7f4nNTUFZnRJ+hLPeUtrSSsTcEDAe0STI3Pz2+8d\/dfYfo='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>da<span class=\"apbct-blur\">********<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">*****<\/span>ne.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Share this article<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<p>This website is best viewed using the latest versions of web browsers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/singapore\/tree-branch-car-lavender-rain-sumatra-squall-nparks\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NParks said that no injuries were reported. PHOTO: Facebook\/SG Road Vigilante PUBLISHED ON December 02, 2025 1:56 PM UPDATED December 03, 2025 2:11 AM BY Dana Leong Heavy rains caused a tree branch to snap and fall onto a car at Lavender Street on Tuesday (Dec 2). 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